Platts Annual Kingsman EU Sugar Seminar 2015

The general interest in the European sugar sector has been increasing in the light of the expected EU market liberalization in 2017. The EU will certainly grow in importance as a world player after the reform. But even though the quotas won’t be removed until 2017, changes are already underway. The European sugar industry has seen a wave of lively M&A activity, the gap between European and world prices has been weakening, and sugar companies are investing heavily to improve their efficiency. No one seems to be willing to miss the train - and the train is approaching fast. Join us at our fifth EU sugar seminar to discuss:

- The impact of the EU quota abolition for the world market - how competitive will Europe be on the world market?
- Will the EU refining industry survive?
- How stable/volatile EU sugar production will be;
- The impact of isoglucose and ethanol for the sugar market;

Early speaker confirmations include:
• Tim Worledge, Associate Editorial Director, Agriculture, Platts
• Martin van Driel, Arable Crops, Sugar Fiber Plants, Animal Feed, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
• Martin Todd, Managing Director, LMC
• Cyril Moine, Trader, Sucres & Denrees
• Fabienne Pointier Agriculture Editorial & Analysis, Platts
• Robert Guichard, President, CIUS
• Valerie Vercammen, Secretary General, CBB
• Laura Girol, Executive Director, European Sugar Refineries Association
• Jonathan Kingsman, Founder, Kingsman; Consultant, Platts
• Benoit Boisleux, Head of Sugar Analysis, Louis Dreyfus Commodity
• Jose Orive, Executive Director, International Sugar Organization
• Patrick Chatenay, Founder of ProSunergy, ProSunergy
• David Elward, Managing Editor, Sugar Pricing, Platts
• Marc Vermeulen, General Secretary, CEFIC